further information Re: Ubuntu Hour Request for talk: Setting up ircii on your server and connecting remotely

[Paul O'Malley - gnu's not unix -]

Error and ommission
Paul O'Malley - gnu's not unix - wrote:
> Declan McGrath wrote:
>> Hiya folks,
>>
>> Anyone want to give a little demo on how this handy task is achieved at the next meetup?
>>
>> Dec
>>
> 
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> sudo apt-get install ircii
> sudo apt-get install screen
> sudo apt-get install ssh-server
> 
> ssh -C server -l username
> 
> (ssh -C username at server   << also works)
> 
> run screen with the command >>
> 
> screen
> 
> (hit enter until you have a prompt)
> 
> ircii
> (or irssi or whatever)

yeah yeah yeah - you can use whatever groovy icon your wm offers to 
close the window the ssh session is in

you can even kill the shell with a kill -9 just leave the screen alone

:)

> 
> x to kill terminal that ssh session is in - config your irc client to 
> log so you can get the backlog
> eternal happiness ensues - you can also run crazy software that restarts 
> your irc client and have a suitable config to log onto the channels you 
>   want to be on
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